Newcastle
15:25
quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle
Newcastle Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88 Place: £1.10 £2.20 £5.90 Exacta: £14.10 Tricast: £206.02 Trifecta: £187.60
Non-Runners: Amber Gold (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Yealand (IRE) 5 G Good Jennie Candlish 159 lbs 15/8F Won Midfield on inner - shaken up and steady headway 3 out - led before last - ridden and clear with one other run-in - reduced lead towards finish - just prevailed
2nd 10 Glory Hights (GB) 9 G Poor Chris Grant 142 lbs 13/2 0.3 Disputed lead - led narrowly 3 out - headed before last - rallied and went clear with winner run-in - kept on well towards finish - just held(op 5/1)
3rd 5 Scalloway Bay (IRE) 8 G Poor N W Alexander 156 lbs 22/1 8.5 Held up in rear - not fluent 4th - headway 3 out - went third run-in - no match for first two(op 18/1)
4th 2 Not Staying Long (IRE) 7 M AVG R Mike Smith 166 lbs 33/1 2.75 Took keen hold - led narrowly or disputed lead - headed 3 out - lost second 2 out - weakened run-in(op 25/1)
5th 1 Tommy Johnson (IRE) 6 G Poor Mark Walford 168 lbs 7/2 1.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake 2nd - weakened after 2 out
6th 6 Donso Star (GB) 7 M Poor
Ben Smith (10)lbs
R Mike Smith 145 lbs 11/1 3.5 In rear - bumped rival 3rd - not fluent 5th - outpaced before 2 out - some headway when not fluent last - soon weakened(op 10/1)
7th 3 Wild Polly (IRE) 10 M Poor Rose Dobbin 159 lbs 12/1 2.25 In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1)
8th 8 Robert d'Ores (FR) 8 G AVG George Bewley 143 lbs 4/1 0.3 Raced wide - towards rear - bumped 3rd - headway and pressed leaders halfway - lost position when not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 5/1)
9th 9 Mister Smarty (GB) 7 G AVG Tina Jackson 142 lbs 25/1 5 Didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - raced wide - prominent - lost position 5th - rallied after 4 out - edged left and weakened before 2 out(op 33/1)